Miacomet Golf Course is a public 18-hole golf course on Nantucket.

History

In 1956, Ralph P. Marble, a

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-native, bought 400-acres of land on Nantucket with dairy farm intentions. The area he bought was called by the old Wampanoag inhabitants "Miacomet", which meant "The Meeting Place". Marble stated that he decided to build a golf course because the dairy market was not doing well. In 1960, Marble began building the Miacomet Golf Course. In 1963, the Miacomet Golf Course opened as a public year-round

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. In the early 1970s, due to a fire, the clubhouse was rebuilt without spending any money as the island community provided donated lumber and free labor to replace the original. In 1983, Marble put the course up for sale and it was planned to be developed into a 216-lot subdivision. In 1985, the Nantucket Island Land Bank (Land Bank) worked with developers to negotiate the purchase of the Miacomet Golf Course for $4.5 million. After this purchase, the Land Bank made a deal to lease the course operations back to the previous owners who still owned the clubhouse property. During the 1990s, the Land Bank was working on plans to expand this 9-hole course into a 18-hole course. In 2003, the Lank Bank expanded the original 9-hole course into the only public 18-hole course on the island. It was at this point that the previous owners deeded the clubhouse property to the Land Bank in exchange for grandfathered-in course memberships.

Current operations

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Scorecard

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References

External links

When Did Golfing Begin on Nantucket?Official Miacomet Golf Course WebsiteOfficial PGA Website for the Miacomet Golf Course
1963 establishments in Massachusetts Buildings and structures in Nantucket, Massachusetts Golf clubs and courses in Massachusetts Sports venues completed in 1963 Tourist attractions in Nantucket, Massachusetts {{Massachusetts-sports-venue-stub

History

Current operations

Scorecard

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